PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Pollock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Pollock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Brigante's chin.

Pollock
vs
Brigante

179 cm
28
194 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
29
197 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Brigante!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pollock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brigante trying to keep a closed guard but Pollock is proving a slippery customer.
Pollock is looking to work some ground and pound but Brigante has wrist control.
Brigante is trying to control the position but Pollock postures up.

Brigante had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pollock defends it easily.
Brigante tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brigante is adopting a defensive guard.
Brigante tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brigante trying to keep a closed guard but Pollock is proving a slippery customer.
Pollock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brigante's head.
Brigante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pollock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brigante's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brigante tries to roll over but Pollock keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brigante defending well though.
Pollock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pollock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pollock wants to pass the guard but Brigante is defending well.
Pollock prevents Brigante from improving his position.
Pollock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brigante with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pollock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brigante trying to control here.
Pollock lands with a punch from half guard.
Pollock scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brigante is trying to maintain the position but Pollock is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante won't allow Pollock to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brigante wants to improve his position but Pollock is controlling well.
Pollock wants to control but Brigante is keeping him busy.
Brigante is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pollock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pollock's back!

Brigante working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Brigante looking for the RNC.
Brigante wants to control but Pollock is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante controls the action.
Pollock covering up well and avoiding damage.
Brigante just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Pollock trying to control the hands but Brigante breaks the grip.
Brigante biding his time, controlling Pollock.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Brigante's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pollock.
Brigante throwing strikes and Pollock squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Brigante thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brigante misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brigante lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigante trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Brigante will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pollock misses with a body shot.

Brigante gets caught napping as Pollock dives in and scores a takedown. Brigante manages to retain guard.
Brigante is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pollock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brigante trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brigante looking to pass the guard.
Pollock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brigante wants to control from the top but Pollock keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brigante drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pollock dives on top into guard.
Brigante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Charles Brigante has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pollock throwing strikes from guard but Brigante blocks nicely.
Pollock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pollock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pollock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brigante looking for a sweep. Not yet Brigante, not yet.
Pollock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pollock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brigante not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante has his hands on Pollock's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pollock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pollock lands a couple of elbows.
Pollock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brigante is keeping the position for now.
Brigante has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brigante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pollock.
Brigante working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Charles Brigante.
Brigante moves out of range as Pollock strikes.
Nice body punch from Pollock.

Pollock gets tackled into the cage by Brigante. Brigante maintains the clinch.
Brigante misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock trying to land knees to the body.
Pollock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brigante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pollock.
Pollock tries to work over Brigante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brigante misses with a body punch.
Pollock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brigante prevents a body shot from Pollock.
Brigante with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Brigante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brigante tries a body shot but Pollock blocks it.
Pollock wants to get back to striking at distance but Brigante won't allow it.
Brigante trying to land knees to the body.
Pollock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brigante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brigante with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pollock struggles to land a body shot inside as Brigante controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Pollock.
Brigante working aggressively here.

Pollock breaks the clinch.
Pollock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brigante as he avoids it easily.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Brigante is just out of range.
Brigante shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pollock sprawls well. Pollock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brigante gets slowly back to his feet.
Pollock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brigante moves away.
Pollock thows a body shot but no joy.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brigante manages to avoid it.
Pollock misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Brigante does no damage.

Pollock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brigante's guard.
Pollock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Brigante is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Pollock dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pollock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brigante doesn't seem bothered though.
Pollock swings for the body but Brigante moves out of range.
Pollock lands with a nice body punch.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brigante takes one to the chin there.
Pollock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pollock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brigante.

Brigante moves into the clinch successfully.
Brigante is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pollock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pollock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brigante's elbow.
Brigante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pollock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brigante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brigante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brigante putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pollock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock stalling in the clinch but Brigante improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brigante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pollock misses with a body punch.
Pollock is trying to push Brigante away but Brigante has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pollock has a couple of punches blocked by Brigante.
Pollock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brigante backwards.
Pollock avoiding damage as Brigante throws knees to the body.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante tries to throw a body punch but Pollock avoids it by throwing Brigante back against the cage.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante missing with knees to the body.

Pollock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pollock jabs Brigante to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pollock loads up on a big right hand but Brigante slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Pollock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brigante doesn't seem phased though.
Pollock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brigantes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pollock. Brigante does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brigante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pollock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brigante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brigante fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Brigante.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pollock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brigante quickly recovers to half guard.
Brigante has hold of Pollock's hands but Pollock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pollock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brigante avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pollock.
Brigante manages to get to full guard.
Brigante wants to sweep here but Pollock controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pollock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brigante is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brigante lands a nice short elbow.
Brigante not doing much here.
Brigante thows a huge punch but Pollock dodges it nicely.
Brigante is controlling the pace.
Brigante is trying to control. Pollock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Brigante was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pollock misses with a shot to the body
and Brigante finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Brigante closes the distance and pushes Pollock back into the cage.
Brigante slows down the pace here.
Brigante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pollock can't find room to land a body shot as Brigante controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brigante looking to throw knees to the head but Pollock is blocking nicely.
Brigante lands an elbow that stopped Pollock in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollock lands an elbow inside.
Pollock is looking to control Brigante's arms but Brigante gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pollock has his back to the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Brigante.
I think Brigante has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charles Brigante!
Charles Brigante decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.